ACADEMIC CHIEF IN CARDIAC SURGERY

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Division Chief, Cardiac Surgery

Worcester, MA

The Department of Surgery at UMass Memorial Health and the UMass Memorial Medical Group seeks a Division Chief of Cardiac Surgery to lead and grow our established program that services the entirety of Central Massachusetts. You will be a critical member of the Department's leadership team helping to strategize, execute and operationalize policies within quality improvement, academics, research, and clinical excellence.

As the Division Chief of Cardiac Surgery, you are charged with continuing the Division's commitment to building quality clinical programs that provide our patients with outstanding, state of the art surgical care. You will report to our Department Chair to insure continued alignment with the mission of the Department of Surgery and the Medical Group.

About Cardiac Surgery:

• We currently perform ~450 open cases with a catchment area that can support continued growth with a successful leader
• We currently operate an extremely busy catheterization lab with close to 9000 procedures annually
• We currently have a robust VAD and heart failure program which includes pre- and post-operative care with transplants currently being performed at a Boston partner
• We work closely with the Divisions of Cardiology and Vascular Surgery within our unified Heart and Vascular Center of Excellence which allows us to work synergistically between specialties, offer advanced programs for our patients and drive quality patient care
• We have a large patient base with established and robust mechanical circulatory device programs to include VV/VA ECMO, Heart Failure and VAD

Leadership Requirements:

• Our ideal chief candidate displays a high EQ to successfully navigate a growing, stratified system to include people management, community partnerships, network development and internal relationship building
• Our ideal chief has demonstrated leadership experience in the form of a Director, and/or similarly titled designation in which they have successfully managed other clinical caregivers
• Our ideal chief has worked within academic medicine and is supportive of championing the academic mission to include medical education, resident education and clinical/ scientific research
• Our ideal chief enjoys developing busy clinical programs to support our large and expanding group of cardiologists both within our system and our community

Why Central Massachusetts:

• Many of our communities rank in the top safest places to live with outstanding school systems and significantly more affordable housing than the Boston market
• We have a tremendous variety of recreational opportunities in this region to include mountains, beaches, lakes, hiking, skiing, cultural venues such as museums, art galleries, theaters and eateries, and sports to include the WooSox
• Worcester is the second largest city in New England and amongst the top 13% of Diverse Cities in the United States
• Worcester is the fastest-growing city in Massachusetts and has a population of approximately 181,000 and is home to 10 colleges and universities
• Central Massachusetts is ideally located just one hour away from Boston, Providence and Hartford. New York City is 4 hours away and accessible by car, train or plane.

Why UMass Memorial and UMass Chan:

• The majority of our physicians are both clinicians of UMass Memorial Health and faculty of UMass Chan Medical School. As such, we serve as the bridge between both institutions, working collaboratively as physicians and researchers from different specialties and areas of expertise.
• Centrally located in Massachusetts, UMass Memorial is the premier health care system in the region, offering quaternary and tertiary level care at our main Medical Centerand excellent community-based care at 5 fully integrated community hospitals
• UMass Memorial is the only accredited Level 1 Trauma Center for adults and children in Central Massachusetts
• UMass Chan ranks 18thnationally in NIH funding in the basic sciences and is in the top 50 for Medical Schools in funding for clinical studies
• UMass Chan has attracted over $435M in research funding annually with $312M from the NIH

How to apply:

Should you have any questions regarding the position or any complications submitting an application with us, please feel free to contact Ellen Sullivan, MHA atellen.sullivan@umassmemorial.orgor phone her at 978-994-9620.

Standards Of Respect

We are committed to fostering and embracing a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Creating a diverse environment of professors and clinicians who offer unique insights and perspectives as we teach the next generation of physicians is critical to our mission. We are engaged in multiple initiatives with UMass Chan Medical School and with UMass Memorial Health to expand the diversity within our Medical Group in the spirit of inclusivity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.